For those of you who would like to help support the Friends efforts to restore the UTLX tank car fleet I have a “deal” for you. As you may be aware the Friends of the C&TS now have three (3) of the UTLX Van Dyke frameless tank cars they are restoring at the Antonito, CO CRF. Correct archbar trucks have also been obtained to update all six (6) of the UTLX narrow frame cars as well. These cars need journal brasses and wedges to make then roadable again plus many other parts for the frameless cars need to be fabricated. The Friends teams working on these projects need our support to make this happen this summer and next so that a unit train of the UTLX tanks can be ready for operation in 2015.
I am offering a 1:48 scale (On3/ On30) ready to run model of one of the UTLX Van Dyke frameless tanks that is undergoing restoration # 11036. Thanks to a generous contribution from San Juan Car Company of Durango, CO (John Engstrom) 100% of the proceeds from the sale of this car will go to the Friends tank car restoration. So you get an early Christmas present for yourself or a friend which is tax deductible and you support the restoration and eventual operation of the prototype tank car on the C&TS. These are factory new models with both On3 and On30 wheel sets included. This is an exquisite model that accurately depicts the prototype. BTW this # 11036 is no longer available from the mfg. and supply is limited to stock on hand.
Here is a link to the EBay listing:
UTLX # 11036 On3/On30 tank car on Ebay
Please forward this message to any other modelers and/ or collectors who you think might be interested. If there is sufficient interest I may be able to also offer similar UTLX tanks in other scales. Please PM me if you have questions/ comments.
Thanks.
Rod Jensen
